SIRCA e-Newsletter - Vol.
01
June 2003
SIRCA welcomes you to the first edition of our quarterly
e-Newsletter.
In this issue:
1.
LATEST LINKAGE GRANT SUCCESS: COMBATING ID FRAUD
 A
cross-disciplinary team of researchers from five universities
have been awarded a $531,000 ARC Linkage Grant to investigate
identity fraud in collaboration with the AUSTRAC Proof of
Identity Steering Committee. The grant continues SIRCA’s
successful record in facilitating collaborative grants of
national importance on behalf of its university members and
in partnership with industry and government.
More
2.
ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION LANDSCAPES: HIGHWAYS OR DIRT TRACKS?
The digital information environment is becoming ever more
complex. Organisations are now faced with the problems of
managing multiple information products, multiple information
systems and multiple information users.
Sue Fowell (UTS) and Paul Scifleet (UNSW) are undertaking
research, sponsored by SIRCA that will provide a snapshot
for organisations traveling along the information super-highway.
More
3.
INTERNET SCAMS EXPOSED
Anyone who has received a letter from Nigerian fraudsters
knows the language of a scam - a desire for secrecy, the invitation
to break the law, and the promise of outlandish returns.
SIRCA’s research partner, Capital Markets Co-operative
Research Centre (CMCRC) is undertaking a huge software development
project that scans the Internet 24/7 looking for dubious money
scamming outlaws.
More
4. LATEST RESEARCH TOOLS
Check out SIRCA's latest database additions and high-performance
computing capabilities for researchers.
Latest Research Tools
5. TOP 5 DATA REQUEST QUESTIONS
- How do I obtain
data?
- What data is available?
- How can I streamline
the data consult process?
- What is Confidential
data?
- Where can I access
SIRCA's latest research findings?
6.
ENCOURAGING RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST FIELD
OF STUDY
In December 2002, in an attempt to encourage local talent,
SIRCA announced its sponsorship of the SIRCA Research Award
at the Australian Banking & Finance Conference 2002 and
offered a cash reward to the academics judged to present the
best paper using SIRCA data.
More
7. WHAT'S NEW AT SIRCA ...
Nobel Laureate Visit
Dr Vernon Smith, 2002 Nobel Prize winner in Economics, and
members of his research team from George Mason University,
visited SIRCA to discuss research alliance.
More
Equity Managers under scrutiny
Dr David Gallagher and Adrian Looi from the University of
New South Wales have provided the first detailed examination
of the trading activities of active Australian institutional
equity managers.
Download Research Paper
Office Move
SIRCA has recently moved to 9 Castlereagh Street in the heart
of Sydney’s CBD, the hub of the Asia-Pacific financial
market place.
Look for the next issue of the SIRCA e-newsletter in
September 2003.
© 2003 SIRCA (Securities Industry Research
Centre of Asia Pacific) Limited. All rights reserved. |
INFRASTRUCTURE
Reuters, ASX and the SFE. |
INDUSTRY
AFMA, IFSA, NEMMCO, Brokers, Fund Managers, Banks, and
Corporations. |
GOVERNMENT
ARC, AUSTRAC, ATO, DEST, NOIE, OIT, and the CSIRO. |
UNIVERSITIES
Twenty-five collaborating universities.
SIRCA Members |
BROKER
BENCHMARKING
 How do Australian broker’s
stack up? That’s the question the Australian Stock
Exchange (ASX) and SIRCA are asking.
Project Pipeline |
| SIRCA
offers training and workshops that helps researchers get
the most from our data sets. If researchers from your
university are interested in training, please e-mail sirca@sirca.org.au
or phone +61 2 9231 5888 |
| SIRCA
welcomes subscriber feedback, story ideas, as well as
editorial contributions to our quarterly newsletter. Please
e-mail your ideas to: media@sirca.org.au |
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